Comments on: Oil Prices and the Pace of Auto Innovationhttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/
Auto alternatives for the 21st centuryMon, 03 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2By: BPhttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13036
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:55:32 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13036Steady supply of energy is vital to our economic stability and national security. We cannot go on depending on energy sources that comes outside the control of and outside the territory of the US. We should limit the use of oil based fuel for military and emergency use only. The rest of us civilians should use alternative energy generated by the sun, wind, nuclear and geothermal plants, etc. This country is blessed with so many gifted and creative people. It is interesting watching at YouTube some of this guys working from their own small garages and some in big university laboratories to make technological breakthroughs happen that will improve power generation and storage. And, yeah, my bottled water costs 25 cents a gallon.
]]>By: Joehttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13035
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:59:48 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13035The American people know that gasoline will only go up and we want more fuel efficient vehicles, until we have EV’s, Hydrogen cars and biodiesel. We want Solar, Wind , clean coal plants, and new nuclear technology to supply these future vehicles. We can no longer to rely on OPEC to screw our economy anymore with fluctuating oil prices. To me this is a Terrorist Economical attack on America!
]]>By: Brycehttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13034
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:27:21 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13034let’s hope so. : )
]]>By: michael a.http://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13033
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:00 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13033The internet changed the wold in 10 short years. And, this change was completely unexpected. The transition to green power will also happen with unexpected speed.
]]>By: Cliffhttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13032
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:35:53 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13032Hi!

I pay about $.70 for a gallon of water.

We better NOT be using mostly gasoline within 10 years, or the good ‘ole US of A will be wholly owned by the Arabs, and other foreigners who we give our hard earned money to without even thinking about it.

We need to start using Natural Gas, Electricity, and renewably (or with nuclear power) produced hydrogen for our major transportations fuels, ASAP!!!!

cliff
YIP

]]>By: RKRBhttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13030
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:38:38 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13030-Speaking of innovation, The Economist magazine had a fine section on green technology in their September 4 edition, with several relevant articles about autos and about Energy Efficiency. Some conclusions were:
1. Hydrogen-fueled cars, like nuclear fusion and the Cubs winning another World Series, will always be many years into the future. Projected and current technology requires extracting hydrogen from fossil fuels, which produces more carbon than if the fossil fuels were burned with the efficiency of modern auto engines.
2. Major technological changes bringing more efficiency to existing cars will soon arrive in several waves, and regardless of the price of fuel. A “green car,” like “friendly fire” or “journalistic ethics,” is an oxymoron, but future cars should destroy the planet considerably more slowly than existing ones.
3. Technology will also make other appliances, including computers and rechargeable batteries (which use an increasing amount of the electricity consumed by our cars and homes), far more efficient as well. Green Geeks, Rejoice!!
4. Most of these innovations appear relatively independent of oil’s price. Of course, anything can happen, and often does!
4. Climate Engineering, the stuff of science fiction, may be possible sooner than one thinks (“possible” is not synonymous with “practical,” or “desirable,” but it may be a good thing to have in our bag of tricks). “Not in my backyard,” you say? It may be possible to fine tune it a bit so Canada doesn’t freeze even as the Amazon sheds excess heat. “Horsefeathers!” you say? Read the article.

-The article has some interesting expert-based information and is well worth a quick read (on their website or at your library, which you naturally visit on your way home from work or your shopping trip to the organic farmer’s market, instead of making a special visit). PS I have no financial considerations from them other than a subscription (oops! that means I’m wasting paper!)
Enjoy the trip into the near-future!

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

]]>By: Samiehttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13029
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:26:43 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13029Bryce you may be right but maybe you should be careful with your statement about low gas prices vs fuel efficiency trends. Stable or lower fuel prices over a long period would easily trump any trend in fuel savings. Consumers react only when the prices are unstable over a short period of time. We could look at the last 2 years. Look at the artificial prices of the late 70’s, although technology has changed, we see some of the same conditions today.
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“Moon-shot efforts” like GM’s Chevrolet Volt get a lot of attention, but the most effective ways to use less energy may have less to do with changing technology than with changing habits.——True but how long and how often do people hear this but ignore using less energy, “Moon-shot efforts”, the Volt? I’ll put my trust in new vehicles any day over the statement above. Why, do you see any mass market alternatives using other inputs besides oil exclusively, no you don’t. Can’t change human behavior but you can change the vehicles that he or she drives.
]]>By: Collin Burnellhttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13028
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:23:15 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13028Gasoline Prices:

]]>By: Bob_Chttp://www.hybridcars.com/oil-prices-and-pace-auto-innovation-24997/#comment-13027
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:10:49 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=3662#comment-13027Anyone else notice that the last time the price of oil steeply dropped was just a few months before the 2006 election? That a few months after which it began it’s never ending climb up into the Land of Ridiculous Pricing Land until it once again steeply began dropping off for apparently no reason just a few months ago? Despite hurricane concerns on top of it? I noticed it back in 2006 and am beginning to see a trend in 2008. Can we time capsule this post to be re-opened two years from now for comparison?
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